New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-19

II is q secret known only TO few that Mayor
Ilewitt's time during his brief ana wcll-earned
vacation has not been given up to pleasure but
has been devoted to work OF Importance 10
himself and his successors. The Mayor has attained
distinction us n letter-wrtcr, has broken the
record in fact; but he finds the task growing too
great for him. lie has therefore bent lis mind to
the preparation OF a manual, after the manner
OF the Ready Letter Writers, which shall contain
O form OF letter proper TO be read in every con-
tngency that could possibly arise under his
administration. With these forms TO guide them
the Mayors clerks can Gil in names, blanks, etc.
and so keep up the average OF the Mayors daily
product OF letters without calling upon him at
oil. 1t is easy TO that this Is n valuable
labor-saving idea, but the credit OF it, we are
bound TO say, belongs TO Mr.. Frank K. Stockton,
whose Every Man His Own Lottery Writer" has
been OF great service TO many inexperienced per-
sons who have found that something bcsidcscncrgy,
ambition and a stub pen was needed TO make a
good epistlc 1t will be seen from the specimen
letters we are permitted TO cite from the Mayors
interesting compilation that he has been thoughtful
to an extreme, even going so far as to prepare
lcttrs to lit occurrences which could not poss bly,
happen under his OR any other admins traticn
We quote:
70 the person ,cho cruelty msied my reornatory zeal
by icrig me letter asking attention 10 the rrOud Of
dfsrebuabe persons" regularly oonDrsGaed on me SECOND
floor OF No Ii3 I,dto,,-sL Informing hai "M-y
looked lke gamblers" and assuring hat pouh do
a faror 10 he peope Of he neigh6orhood" II icouid
call he attention Of The police 10 The nuisance Hereby
inducing me 10 cause an uUesfigdion 10 be nude
UNKNOWN SIR I am compelled TO address you In this
manner though am reluctant 10 treat voter with dis
respect, for the reason that your mole neglected
TO state either your name or your address. The
officer DESIGNATED to Investigate complaint
reports that gathering In question constitutes
has been known for the past twenty 1--WE years the
Fulton Prayer Meeting, and adds that he does
not think they are gamblers" You will observe that
you have subjected me TO policemans sarcasm, which
IA little harder bear than his club. MS Is what 1t
ia To lie In public life. II knew how TO do II. I'D send
you a volume Of speeches on the tariff and then you
would know how private citizen feels when he wishes
lie had never been born.
Yours (n In blank according TO state of weather)
No. 2.
To spondent co inquiries nheter he recent order
against d,ninniire dninm Of tropical origin bm Hdi
m his political sympa les. uho noted for being gerry
uctre In lis DOpeHeRfs for continually cha ferirg for
BEING rery sdueg iyiDudSnf and continually ~
chief merely o. neral ia IFS application icheter IL
had any fndirtd rcftrcn, 10 Young Mr.. GbJens Of the
Stibirdy Commission.
DEAR SIR: Tho Corporation Counsel has decided, very
learnedly. that tho word "BOIivus applied TO ami
under the law. Dcnnss tue complex idea both OF
uszubIity and onensivrDrss cannot state couhlr atty
that Mr. Gibbons Possesses the qit, of iUsadbriiy.
but will without hesitation that la doing my bs ST
In the public interest," but not aiways with success TO